Thursday, September 17, 2009

June 6, 2009. Seven day Alaskan Cruise with our friends
Mick and Julie Coombs.
Leaving from Seattle Harbor (Puget Sound)
The Pumpkin Drill
An Alaskan Husky pup that Caylinn wanted to bring
home as one of her souvenirs.
Caylinn and Julie riding hard on the ship's playground.
Jeff and Caylinn trying to race the real train.
All aboard for the train ride from the Yukon
back to Skagway, Alaska.
One of the last operating "Narrow Gauge" trains in the world.
The front end of the train we are on.
That's us . . . a couple of train cars back.
Caylinn conducting herself like a typical tourist.
What a disappointment. We had to walk all the way back.
The bridge was out!
Entering Canada's Yukon Territory
Caylinn, with the frozen tundra of Alaskan highlands behind her.
Those pine trees are full grown.
Unique suspended cable bridge
Prince Rupert Island, BC, Canada must be the Bald Eagle Capital of the World. They were everywhere!!
Guess what we saw?
Lumberjack Competition Log Roll
Caylinn and Julie and "The Guys"
Two of the locals watching all of the tourist wander by.
Sunset on the ocean . . . about 11:30 p.m.!!
Alaska's Governor's Mansion. At the time was home to Sarah Palin.
Caylinn with our ship in the background in Juneau Harbor.
Float Plane in Juneau Harbor. A must for our next trip.
Small Fishing Villages in the Inside Passage.
Mendenhall Galcier Flow.
Ice Bergs Galore. Some had seals and their pups on them.